Archive for November 2017
Hell and Christian Motivation
What role does the doctrine of hell play in Christian motivation? If one preaches on hell does it lead to a great many converts? Jonathan Edwards’ famous sermon did not lead to converts at least as far as we know.
Read MoreCast Away
Listen to today’s Laugh Again called “Cast Away” Enjoy!
Read MoreThe Doctrine of Hell and God’s Wrath
In my experience, hell is one of the great neglected doctrines in our world today. Furthermore, those doctrines which are neglected in one generation are greatly misunderstood as time goes by, and then by the time it gets to the next generation, it is disbelieved.
Read MoreWhat Peace Are You Fighting for?
Fighting for Peace If peace is freedom from distress, then we, as Christians, should be fighting for peace every day. We should be spending time, energy, and money on bringing peace to as many people as we can. But how? That’s a good question. In some ways, “bringing peace” sounds so big –…
Read MoreWhat Peace Are You Fighting for?
Biblical peace is much more important than peace between humans. Of course, human reconciliation is good, but reconciliation between God and humanity is much more crucial.
Read MoreA Slower Group
Listen to today’s Laugh Again called “A Slower Group” Enjoy!
Read MoreA Description of Hell
At the very least hell is compared to a prison house that includes chains. It is intensely dark and is gloomy. Should we think of this as a literal description or is Peter using images that his readers can relate to. My answer is I don’t know but it is a very depressing picture.
Read MoreGod Can’t
Listen to today’s Laugh Again called “God Can’t” Enjoy!
Read MoreHell and the Nature of God
Anyone with the mildest sense of compassion for other human beings is horrified with the idea of hell. And the question that sometimes comes to mind is this: What kind of a God would send someone to hell?And it is to this very point that we dedicate today’s message.
Read MoreThinking the Unthinkable
My first reason for teaching on hell is because an entire generation that has gone to church has never heard a sermon on it and therefore an essential aspect of the Christian faith is disappearing and therefore our faith is also eroding.
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